San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-11-28
SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY.

Two female burglars have been arrest
ed in New York.
Thirty anarchists have formed socie-
ty In Birmingham, Ala.
ANebraska man has invented q cow
mixer that doesn't flirt.
Ducks stuffed with ysms, ready to
roast, are sold in Washington markets.
The pedal either, a new musical in
strument, Is coming into New York IA
vor.
In San Francisco there are four jour-
nails regularly published in Chinese
characters.
Many engineers will not drive an
even-numbered locomotive, 80 strong 10
the superstition against them.
The Atlantic Ocean was crossed for
the first time by vessels exclusively pro-
PEELED by steam power In 1888.
Much alarm exists among coffee plant
ers in Brazil owing to new disease
having broken out In the coffee shrubs.
The railroads In Southern Illinois are
running water trains to meet the de-
msnd for water occasiOned by the ex-
cessive drought.
The air current produced by rail-
way train drew six-year-old New
Haven hoy toward the track and he was
hit by car step and killed.
Thomas Beasely, who died near
Clarkesvflle, Tenn, last week, weighed
4S5 pounds when In good health. He was
supposed to be the biggest man In the
State.
Some wealthy man In this country
whose identity Ia not disclosed has sub
scribed $500, 900 for the establishment Of
Christian University at Nankin,
China.
They are telling In New York how
the divorced wife of man not long ago
married again, applied to his second
wife for assistance and received check
for 81, 600.
George d. Smith, of Macon, Ca, saw
fit to refer to George K. Shine, an &C.
quaintance, as q person mot fit for fish
bait" and the aggrieved Mr.. Shine has
sued him for damages In the sum Of
$1,000.
An Omaha lawyer took diamond ring
as retainer from q man accused Of
grand larceny. On his way to luncheon
he slipped into a jewelry store to ask
what the diamond was worth, and the
jeweler identified the ring as one that
had been stolen from him.
A stranger can not Judge OF the hospi-
tally Of city by the eagerness with
which hack and all sorts OF carriage
drivers ask him to take ride.-Picay-
une.
A Novelty in Smuggling-Custom
ICspector-"ls this tsilOr's dummy at
the bottom OF your trunk ?" Passenger
mo, sir" G. I.-"What is 1t, then ?''
PasseDger-"That's contract clergy
man.-Puck.
Architect-"I propose to introduce q
few panels Of Moorish fretwork into the
stair gallery, so as To-" Client
"Sh-s-s-sh! Mr. Lewis, for mercy's sake
don't do 1t. / married piece Of Ameri-
can fretwork. "-Tid-Bits
Doctors say that drinking large guam
titles OF water will produce fat. To
show its absurdity, look at fish. 1t
fairly lives In water, yet why is 1t so
bony?-Binghamton Republican.
"I wish you would sew some new but.
tons on my vest" II haven't time.
I'm too busy" "Indeed! What are
you doing9" making fancy work for
Christmas presents."-Boston Gazette.
Mrs. Hendricks Ito oaller)-"No, 1
didn't read the story, Mrs. Hobson. My
husband read 1t and told me 1t ended
dreadfully, and don't like that style OF
novel," Mrs. Hobson (surprised) -
"Why, IL ended beautifully, and they
were married In the last chapter"
Mrs. Hendricks with a set look on her
face)-"Im speak to Mr.. Hendricks
about it sgain."-Epoch.
As William bent over her fair face he
whispered Darling, II 1 should ask
you In French II 1 might kiss you, what
would you answer" She, summoning
up her scanty knowledge Of the French
BILLET dOuxP-Burlington Free Press
A small Hartford child Just home
| from Sunday school Informed his father
that he could name the first books Of the
New Testament. They were, he said
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John anC
Hatchet," and then, thinking that PEG
pie looked queer, he hesltsted and sd
ded: "Well, Ratchet or az; it's sbOu
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